ballpark
noun[C]
uk/ˈbɔːl.pɑːk/us/ˈbɑːl.pɑːrk/US
aplacewith afieldforplayingballgames,especiallybaseballgames, andseatsaround it forpeoplewho arewatching:
Somepeopleweresellingticketsoutsidethe ballpark.
Thestadiumwill bereplacedby a new ballpark withbetterfacilities.
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Sports venues
- all-seater
- amphitheatre
- arena
- bowl
- bowling green
- bullring
- commentary box
- crush barrier
- curva
- cycle track
- directors' box
- dojo
- fitness centre
- grandstand
- ice rink
- mezzanine
- rink
- stand
- velodrome
- vert
Idioms
be in the same ballpark
be in the (right) ballpark
ballpark
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈbɔːl.pɑːk/us/ˈbɑːl.pɑːrk/A ballparkestimateorfigureis anumberthat is aguess, but one that youbelieveis near thecorrectnumber:
(数字)大致准确的We'll have to go away andcostthiscarefully, but as a ballparkfigureI'd say that it'll be about two milliondollars.我们得回去仔细算算它的成本,但我估计会在200万美元左右。
Guesses and assumptions
- a shot in the darkidiom
- approximation
- assumption
- bet
- conjecture
- counterfactual
- educated guess
- estimate
- guess
- misestimation
- overestimate
- overestimation
- preception
- preconception
- proposition
- re-estimate
- sneaking
- speculation
- speculatively
- supposition
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